Apparatus for the manufacture of tin or like plates.



S. G. STINER R. H. KEHRING. APPARATUS FOR THE MANUFAGTURE OF TIN 0R LIKE PLATES.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 22,1909. 930,501 Patented Aug. 10. 1909.

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WITNESSES. INVENTRS a m 5- 74mm ky S. G. STINER 8: R. H. KEHRING. APPARATUS ron THE MANUFACTURE OP-TIN on LIKE PLATES. APPLICATION TILED APR.22,1909.

930,501". Patented Aug. 10; 1909.

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S. G. STINER A R. H. KBHRING.

APPARATUS FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF TIN 0R LIKE PLATES.

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To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that. we, SAvENIoUs 0. STINER and ROBERT H. KEHRING, residents of McKeesport, in the county of Allegheny and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Apparatus for Use in the Manufacture of Tin or Like Plates; and we do hereby declare the follow come *from the tin-pot .or the e'edi'n'g of the same to the cleaning apparatus, whereby a much stronger and more durable construction is provided and at .the same time one which will not mark the plates.

A further object of our invention is to provide for the quick and convenient removal of the apparatus when it is desired to adjust.

* the rolls in the tinning pot, or for any other purpose.

To these ends our invention comprises the novel features hereinafter set forth and.

claimed.

-In the drawings Figure 1 is a side elevation of our improved catcher, Fig. 2 is-a' crosssection on the line 22,- Fig. 3'; Fig. 3 is a section on the line 33, Fig. 1; Figs. 4 and 5 are enlarged details of the adjustable legs and bearingboxes F 6 is a side viewoi the apparatus; Fig. 7 is 2 -an view of the same; Fig. 8 is an enlarged view of the apparatus for feeding to the cleaning device; and Fig. 9 is a detail of the shifting apparatus.

In the drawings the numeral 2 designates a tin-pot of any suitable construction which it has not been deemed'necessarytoillustrate' in detail. At the upper end of the tin-pot are mounted the rolls 3 for feeding the plates from the pot. Secured to the tin-pot 2 is the bracket 4 which has the bearing 5 to receive the shaft 6. At the inner end of the shaft 6 is the gear-wheel 7'which meshes with the gear-wheel 8 on one of-the tinning rolls 3. and at the outer end of said shaft is the cone or graduated pulley 10. Mounted in suitable hearings in the bracket 4 is the wormshai't 11 which meshes with the worm-Wheel 9. This worm-shaft 1-1 is driven from any suitable source of power.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed April 22, 1909.

On the shaft 6 is the worm wheel 9 Patented Aug. 10, 1909.

i i The catcher-frame 12 may be made up of nected together to form a strong rigid frame, said frame having the mast or column 13' which is provided at its upper and lower ends with the journals 14, the upper journal engaging the seat in the bracket 15' and the lower journal engaginga seat in the bracket 4. p The mast or column 13 is free to rotate on its bearings and the frame 12 is thus adapted to swing in a horizontal plane. Secured to the outer cross-bar 16 of the frame 12 are the bars 17, said bars being adjustably secured to the cross bars 16' by means of the bolts 18.. These bars 17 project at an angle from the frame and supported by said bars are the legs 19 which are adapted to en'- gage the edges of the tin-pot 2. To provide bars 17, said bars 17-are provided with the grooves or recesses 20 to receive the inner ends of the legs 19. The legs 19' are pro vided with the slots 21 and bolts 22 pass through said slots and through openih s in the bars 17 to secure the le' s 19 rigid y in place when once adjusted; he lower ends over the angular upper edge of the tin-pot, said legs when in engagement with the edges of the pot and secured by the bolts 22 hold the frame 12 securely in place against lateral movement and at'the same time act as .a support for said frame.

The end cross bars 16' of the frame 12, to gether with the upper cross 'bars 24 form the guides and. supports for the movable bearing boxes 25'. These bearing'boxes'25 are provided with the studs 2'6 and coiled springs 27 are interposed between said bearing boxes, sai'd springs engaging the studs 26. One of the bearing-boxes 25 is secured rigidly in position within the guides by means of the set screws 28. The other bearing-box is adapted to move in the guides when the pressure of the springs is overcome, and to provide for increasing" or decreasing the tension of said springs one of said springs engages a stud 29 on the movable washer 30'. A set-screw 31 passes through the end piece 32 of the'frame and by means of said set screw the tension of the springs may be in:

ing-box may be adjusted so as to change its ositionwith reference tov the stationary hearing-box, as'may bedesired xi'lh'e beari'ng boxes 25 are held in position within the for the adjustability of the legs 19 on theof the legs 19 are forked, as at 23, so as to fit creased or diminished and the movable bear- Serial No. 491,651.

suitable angle bars and bracing rods conguides by means of the collars 33 secured to the shafts 34 and 35 by means of the setscrews 36. The shafts34 and 35 are jour-, naled in the bearing-boxes 25. The shaft 34 has the cone-pulley 36 which is connected up with the cone pulley 10 by means .of the belt 37. A gear-wheel 38 onthe shaft--34 meshes with the shaft 35. I

Mounted on the shafts .34 and 35 arethe disks 40 and 41. These disks may be formed of cast steel and are solid inthe sense that the rim or periphery is rigidly formed with the hub whether spokes are employed connecting thehub with the rim or whether the Wheel, as illustrated, is formed without spokes. These disks are secured to the shafts-34 and 35 by means of set-screws 42 and the disks 41, being mounted upon the shaft 35, are adapted to yield under pressure due to the shaft 35 being mounted in the movable spring actuated bearing boxes 25. These disks, being solid, are ver 4 strong and durable and at the same time by fully hereinafter appear.

being mounted in the yielding bearings they yield properly when in use, as will more of the disks are slightly rounded to reduce the points of contact with the plates.

.Above the disks is the uide 44 which is adapted to direct the plates as they are drawn up by the disks onto a suitable conv veyer by means of .which they are carried off.

When our'improved apparatus is in use as a catcher for tin-pots the worm-shaft 11 s drivenby the englne or motor and power is other words the plates must not be dragged means of the cone-pulleys.

at'a greater-rate of speed by the disks 40 nor must they be retarded in their travel. his uniformity of speed is readily effected by The plates, as they are fed up by the rolls 3 are caught by the disks and carried up'thereby. One set of the disks being mounted on a yielding shaft the said disks will yield as may be neeessary to prevent too great pressure on the catch and deliver the plates. '00

plates,'\vhile at the same time they will bear against the plates with suflicient friction to By the employment'of the yielding shaft with the solid disks we obtain a much stronger construction and the disks, being made solid, will not get out of order and their life is greatly increased, while the marking of the plates is practically eliminated. If it is necessary to gear Wheel 39 on' the The peripheries change the rolls 3 and to insert ones of smaller or larger diameter the coneulleys provide for the graduating of the spee of the shafts carrying the disks so as to have them travel at the'proper rate of speed to catch the plates and withdraw them-from the rolls .3 to obtain the desired feed. When it is necessary to ehan e the rolls 3, or'for any other purpose it is esired to get access to the tin-pot, the frame 12. may be swung out of the way and inorder to do this it is necessary to loosen the bolts 22 so as to allow the legs .the're is a general view showing the connection between the tinning pot and the feeding device, and in connection with this apparatus is a device for shifting the plates as they come from the tinning pot so as to be fed properly to the cleaning device. This comprises the inclined skid frame50 made up of suitable angle bars 51. Secured to one. of the angle bars 51 is the block 52 held in place by the set-screw 53. This block supports the arm 54 secured in place by the setscrew 55 and said arm carries the shifter 56. Thisshifter consists of a U-shaped piece of metal, its arm 57 being free and when made of metal of properresiliency yields slightly under pressure. This shifter 56 is located in such position that the plate 59 coming from the tin-pot liroadwise and sliding down 'the skidway 50, one corner of the plate will come in contact with the free arm of the shifterand said arm will act to shift the plate so as to bring it around lengthwise to pass in this position'onto the convcyer 60. The lower end of the arm 57 of the shifter is slightly curved so as to insure the plate 'the disks 62 similar to those used in connection with the catcher for the tin-pot, said disks being mountedon the shafts 63 Erich are supported in the bearing boxes 64 and 65. These bearing boxes are arranged in. guides 66 in the housings 67, and interposed between said bearing boxes are the springs 68 which make one set of the disks 62 yield under pressure when the plate passes between said disks in the same manner as in connection with the tin-pot. carried by the disks 62 and fed to the rollers 70of the cleaning device 71.; This cleaning device may be of the ordinary character in which the rolls 7t) rotate in a bed of saw-dust or bran.

The plate is at we claim is:

he tin-pot and rolls, of a horizontally n1ovole frame and rotary disks carried thereby. 2. in apparatus for the manufacture of tin or Llle coated plates, the combination with the tixnpot and rolls, of horizontally swinging .ranie and rotary disks carried thereby. 3. In apparatus for the manufacture of tin or coated plates, the combination with tin-pot and rolls, of a rotary vertical f, frame carried thereby, and rotary d1 carried by said frame.

in apparatus for the manufacture of tin e coated plates, the combination with iii-poi: and rolls, of a horizontally swingranie, disks carried thereby, "and legs on sai frame adapted to enq'agc'the tinpot.

l lr apparatus for the manufacture of tin like coated pl tes, the combination with e tin-pot and rolls, of a horizontally swing ing frame, disks carried thereby", and adjustable legs adapted to engage the tin-pot.

6. ln apparatus for the manufacture of tin or like coated plates, the combination with the tin-pot and rolls, of a horizontally swinging frame, disks carried thereby, and adjustable logs having crutches adapt-edv to engage the edges of the tin-pot.

7. ln apparatus for the manufacture of tin or like coated plates, the combination with the tin-p j t and rolls, of a horizontally swinging frame, rotary disks carried thereby,

' downwardly projecting bars on said frame,

legs having slots, a bolt passing through said slots and connecting sald legs to said ban, the lower end of said leg cup; go the edge of the tin-pot.

lu apparatus for handling plates in the manul'acture of tin or like coated plates, the cinnl'iination of rotary shafts, and solid disks arranged at intervals thereon.

t). In apparatus for handling plates in the nmuufacture of tin or like coated plates, the

i-mnliimition of rotary shafts, and yieldingly r like coated plates, the combination with being crotched to mounted solid disks arranged at intervals;

'l'ncrcon.

ill. in apparatus for handling plates in the manufacture of tin or like coated plates, the comhmation of yleldingly mounted disks arrai'iged at intervals thereon.

l l ln apparatus for handling plates 1n the bearingboxes, shafts journalcd therein, and solid mnnulhcture of tin or like cooled plates, the

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combination of spring actuated bearingboxes movable in guides, shafts journaled in said bearingboxes, and solid disks arranged at intervals thereon.

12. In apparatus for handling plates in the manufacture of tin or like coated plates, the combination of bearing-boxes movable in guides, springs interposed between said bearing-boxes andan abutment, shafts journaled in said bearing-boxes, and solid disks arranged at intervals thereon.

13. In apparatus for handling plates in the manufacture of tin or like coated plates, the combination of bearing-boxes mounted in guides, one set of bearing-boxes being fixed, and the other movable in said guides and spring actuated, shafts ournaled in said boxes, and solid disks arranged at intervals thereon.

14. In apparatus for the manufacture of tin or like coated plates, the combination with the tin-pot, and means for drawing the tin plate therefrom,- of an inclined suiport, and means for shifting the )late toga di ferent position from that at Whic i it emerges from said tin-pot.

15. In apparatus for the manufacture of tin or like coated plates, the combination with the tin-pot, means for drawing the tin plate therefrom, of an inclined support, and a shifting device in the path of the plate as it descends the incline to shift its position fromthat at which it emerges from the tin-pot.

16. In apparatus for the manufacture of tin or like coated plates, the combination with the tin-pot, means for: drawing the tin plate therefrom, of an inclined support, and a shifting device in the path of the plate adapted to engage the plate adjacent to the corner thereof.

17. In apparatus for the manufacture of tin or like coated plates, the combination with the tin-pot, means for drawing the tin plate therefrom, of an inclined support, and a yielding shifting arm in the path of the plate as it descends said incline.

In testimony whereof, We, the said SA- Knnrnxe, have hereunto set our hands.

SAVENIOUS STINER. ROBERT H. lil l'l'lRlNG.

Witnesses:

A. H. FREEMAN, (J. B. PARKER. 

